Obituaries

Mar 21, 2023

Aason Makai Holliday-Slacks, 6, son of Aletha Shalon Holliday and the late Charles Edward Slacks, Jr., was born on July 14, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii.  He departed this life on Tuesday, Mach 21, 2023 at his residence.

Public viewing will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 2-7pm at Job's Mortuary.

Funeral Services will...

Mar 19, 2023

Herbert Nathan Wright was  born on August 21, 1936, in Sumter, South Carolina as the second of eleven children born to the late Eva Burns and   the late Nathan Wright. He departed this earthly life and went to his heavenly home on Sunday March 19, 2023, in Columbia, SC. He was a beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and a...

Mar 17, 2023

Emily Jeter Maple, 76, widow of Frederick R. Maple and daughter of the late Charles and Edna Mae Jones Jeter, was born on July 29, 1946 in Charleston, SC. She departed this life on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, SC. Family will receive friends at the home, 3090 Ashlynn Way, Sumter, SC 29154, from...

Mar 16, 2023

Jacqueline Morrow Goldwire, 71, wife of Lawrence Wyatt Goldwire, Jr., and daughter of the late James Henry Morrow and Willie B. Cooper Morrow, was born on April 17, 1951 in Holly Grove, AR.  She departed this life on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia, SC.

Mrs. Goldwire will be placed in the church...

Mar 15, 2023

Juanita Shelton Dinkins, 75, wife of Robert Carl Dinkins and daughter of the late Rev. Dover A. Shelton and Louise B. Trice Shelton was born on March 3, 1948 in Hopkinsville, KY. She departed this life on Wednesday March 15, 2023 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA.

Job's Mortuary, Inc., 312 South Main Street, Sumter is in...

Mar 15, 2023

Juanita Shelton Dinkins, 75, wife of Robert Carl Dinkins and daughter of the late Rev. Dover A. Shelton and Louise B. Trice Shelton was born on March 3, 1948 in Hopkinsville, KY. She departed this life on Wednesday March 15, 2023 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA.

Mar 15, 2023

Richard J. Lee, 71, husband of Josephine S. Lee and son of the late Elister Lee, Sr., and Gladys McKenzie Lee, was born on April 14, 1951 in Lee County, SC.  He departed this life on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at his residence.

Public viewing will be held on Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 2-6pm at Job's...

Mar 15, 2023

Julius McCants, 58, son of Lillian White and son of the late James Edward McCants, was born on January 19, 1965 in Oswego, SC.  He departed this life on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at his residence.

Family will receive friends at the home of his mother, 456 Loring Place, Sumter, SC 29150

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Mar 15, 2023

Lawrence Percell Gipson, Jr., 46, son of Lawrence Percell Gipson, Sr., and Valerie Frances Gipson, was born on May 5, 1976 in San Diego, CA. He departed this life on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Sumter, SC.

Family will receive friends at the home, 5735 Cane Savannah Road, Sumter, SC 29168.

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Mar 14, 2023

Levon Jerrell Pack, 18, son of Michael Pack and Shamika Smoot was born on October 30 ,2004 in Manning, SC. He departed this life on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Prisma Health Tuomey Sumter.

Public Viewing will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary.

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Mar 14, 2023

Levon Jerrell Pack, 18, son of Michael Pack and Shamika Smoot was born on October 30 ,2004 in Manning, SC. He departed this life on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Prisma Health Tuomey Sumter.

Public Viewing will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary.

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Mar 13, 2023

J.T Brayboy, 77, son of the late T. J. Brayboy and Edna Mae Moore Brayboy, was born on January 9, 1946 in Lake City, SC.  He departed this life on Monday, March 13, 2023 at his residence.

Family will receive friends at the home, 165 Damascus Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

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Mar 12, 2023

Chance Demonte Smiling, 44, son of Glendell Smiling Bolden was born on June 27, 1978 in Tyler, TX.  He departed this life on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, SC.

Graveside Services will be held at 10am, Friday, March 17, 2023 at Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery, 4745 Highway 15 South, Sumter, SC...

Mar 11, 2023

Lizzie Ann Riley Johnson, 71, widow of Clifton Johnson and daughter of the late James Abraham Riley and Evelyn Witherspoon Riley Smiling, was born on April 9, 1951 in Clarendon County, SC.  She departed this life on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, March...

Mar 11, 2023

Roosevelt Wilson, 79, husband of Louvenia Bradley Wilson and son of the late Edmond Wilson and Julia Lanely Solomon Wilson, was born on March 10, 1944 in Lee County, SC.  He departed this life on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee in Florence, SC.

Public viewing will be held on...

Mar 10, 2023

Gladys Jean Ramsey Kelly, 72, wife of Albertus C. Kelly and daughter of the late Washington Ramsey and Annie Mae Rhames Ramsey, was born on November 29, 1950 in Sumter, SC. She departed this life on Friday, March 10, 2023 at her residence.

Public viewing will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023 from 2-6pm at Job's...

Mar 9, 2023

John Edward Stafford, Jr., 88, widower of Barbara Jean Cannon Stafford and son of the late John Edward Stafford, Sr., and Kathryn Braxton Stafford was born on March 20, 1934 in Greensboro, NC.  He departed this life on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Lexington Medical Center.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, March 31,...

Mar 7, 2023

Rosa Mae White Balls, 80, wife of Henry Balls, Jr., and daughter of the late Sunny Bryant and Alice Louise White, was born on October 20, 1942 in Sumter, SC.  She departed this life on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at NHC Healthcare in Sumter, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 2-6pm...

Mar 7, 2023

Quinn Anthony Tucker, Sr., 63, husband of Regina Bellinger Tucker and son of the late Richard Tucker, Sr., and Mary Carter Tucker, was born on April 5, 1959 in Bronx, NY.  He departed this life on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at his residence.

Job's Mortuary, Inc., 312 South Main Street, Sumter is in charge of arrangements.

Mar 6, 2023

John Andrew Haynesworth, 78, husband of Annie Lou Gillard Haynesworth and son of the late Gibson Haynesworth and Lenia Carpenter Haynesworth, was born on October 19, 1944 in Sumter, SC.  He departed this life on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, SC.

Family will receive friends at the home, 6 Monroe Street,...